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Google Launches Google Print

Posted by samzenpus on from the even-more-searching dept.

Rescate writes "As reported by Reuters,Google is launching Google Print, which will show book excerpts next to regular Google search results. A spokesman said, "We're trying to index every book there is, and make it searchable for our users." Even though this competes with Amazon's A9 search which also searches within books, Google says the two companies will continue to work together, and that Google Print will link to Amazon, as well as other sellers, to buy books listed in the search results. Google will demonstrate the technology Thursday, Oct. 7 at the Frankfurt Book Fair."

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  1. great... by dj245 · · Score: 1, Funny

    as if spammers didn't have enough sources of digital literature to randomly append to the end of emails, now they have excerpts of most books- and in text format (presumably, its google) instead of Amazon's picture formats.

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    1. Re:great... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      The solution: write everything in goa'uld.

  2. Google is really stretching it ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Google is really reaching for markets now.
    What's next? - Google searching our hard drive? Oh wait ...

  3. hold up by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    so many google features, why no porn.google.com? :o(

    1. Re:hold up by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      images.google.com

  4. Highly Useful by Eryximachus · · Score: 4, Funny

    I have always wanted to be able to grep a text when I was searching it for citations for an english paper.

  5. Re:Musty Libraries a Thing of the Past? by desplesda · · Score: 3, Funny

    Publishers have pretty much accepted electronic book formats, so what's wrong with the RIAA and the MPAA?

    I think they have got digital formats already...
    *continues watching Shrek on DVD*

  6. In case Google gets slashdotted... by IGTeRR0r · · Score: 3, Funny

    Google Print Mirror




    It's funny, laugh.

  7. Truth Stranger than Fiction? by Kozz · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ah yes. I want my google search results in print format. Absolutely brilliant.

    (for the humor impaired, the above is a joke)

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  8. Re:This Just Proves it! by FrYGuY101 · · Score: 3, Funny
    My God, how long until it is sentient?
    A while...

    skynet.google.com is still in Alpha. hal.google.com might be a little closer, but it keeps calling me 'Dave' for some reason.
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  9. Re:mine a book through google by Technonotice_Dom · · Score: 2, Funny

    And find that the whole text was already available through Project Gutenburg? ;-)

    Does anybody know if they're using texts from Guternburg for this? It'd be a good combination.

  10. Re:See also... by mog007 · · Score: 4, Funny

    So we have the Internet, pictures, newsgroups, news articles, email, and now BOOKS?! Why doesn't Google just make a search engine capable of searching the ingredients of every brand of shampoo ever made? How about the specific line of slashcode that allows CmdrTaco to post dupes?

    If Google uses those idea I hope I get a kickback, I'd take Google stock.

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